Personal Narrative: My Father

It was the first time I saw my father. At the age of 5, I was visiting Florida for the first time. The sunny sky and the blue ocean breezy made me feel happy. The atmosphere was so different from New York. I always thought New York was always fast paced and the south was relaxed. I was staying at my aunt’s house for the night. When my cousin Zach and I were playing in the living room. This strange twenty- something year old man walks into the room. My mother was talking to him, but I wasn’t paying to much attention. I quickly looked up and knew who it was, it was my father. I got up and ran up to him and gave him a big hug. He smiled, wishing to have another shot for fatherhood. My mother didn’t know if it was a good idea, but she wanted me

I knew he wanted to make this daughter and father relationship stronger. My mother and father came to terms for my sake. As I was hugging my father, he said “Hey, you must be Jess, I’m your dad.” I nod my head and went back to playing. My cousin Zach wanted to know who it was. I said “it’s my dad” with a big smile on my face. Zach kept staring at him and went back to his toys. My Aunt Lisa was making dinner for everyone. We all had mashed potatoes, corn bread, and sloppy Joes for dinner. “ Zach this is really good” I said. Zach agreed and kept eating. My father was staring at me and still

We quickly became friends. Her name was Penny. Penny had a thing for swimming. It was her passion, I always wanted to jump in their pool, but sadly I was always denied by my father or the girls mother. That’s why I fell in love with the ocean. My father would take me there every summer from that moment till the present. It was the only thing that was keeping me sane. I was missed my mother and it would be weeks till I would see her at my Aunt Lisa’s house. My father tried to keep my busy. As time went on, he had to work. He would drop me off my my Aunt Sherry’s house. Sherry’s a stay at home mother with two children and a newborn baby. Sherry didn’t mind me coming over. My cousins Olivia and Brandon were excited to see me. I couldn’t wait to see my father’s part of the family. I was so used to my mother’s side. The new faces in my life made me happy. It felt like I found another hidden part of myself and I didn’t want to let it